WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The Purdue women's basketball team will hit the road for the final time in January when it heads to Illinois on Monday night for an 8:30 p.m. ET tip. The game will be televised on the Big Ten Network with Mike Hall and Shimmy Miller on the call.
The radio broadcast can be heard on the Purdue Global Radio Network on 95.3 BOB FM and Purdue Stretch Internet.
GAME INFORMATION
Purdue (7-12, 0-8) at Illinois (14-5, 4-4)
Monday, Jan. 27
Time: 8:30 PM ET
TV/Stream: BTN
Radio: 95.3 BOB FM
Audio: Purdue Stretch Internet
Live Stats: Purduestats.com
LAST TIME OUT
After leading No. 4 USC 16-15 following the first quarter on Wednesday night at Mackey Arena, the Boilermakers could not keep pace in the final 30 minutes, falling 79-37. Purdue was led by Kendall Puryear's 10 points.
NOTES
• Purdue and Illinois will square off for the 85th time on Monday night. The Boilermakers lead the all-time series 66-18.
• The Boilermakers have won 21 of the last 23 matchups, including the last five straight.
• Purdue defeated Illinois on Dec. 2, 1975, 78-74 in overtime in the first game in Boilermaker history 50 seasons ago.
• The Boilermakers have the second hardest NET strength of schedule in the country, behind South Carolina.
• Purdue has faced ninth ranked opponents this season, tied for most in the nation with South Carolina.
• After facing five ranked teams in the last seven games, the Boilermakers are set to meet their eighth straight opponent in the top 50 of the NET, a trend that is set to continue on Thursday at Mackey Arena against Nebraska.
• Purdue and Michigan have both faced five top-10 teams this season, second in the country only to South Carolina's six.
• All of Purdue's losses have been in Quad 1 or 2.
• McKenna Layden has made the most of her role as a starter with 6.3 points and 7.7 rebounds per game in her three starts. She averaged 2.9 points and 1.8 rebounds per night over the first 16 games of the season, in which she played nine.
• The Boilermakers are one of seven Big Ten teams shooting 34% or better from behind the arc in league action.
• Destini Lombard leads the Big Ten in 3-point percentage in league play with a blistering 51.3% (16-31). The New Iberia, La., native leads the team with 31 made triples on the year at a 42.5% clip. She has made a three in 14 games this season.
• With a pair of steals against USC, Lombard reached 200 for her career. The senior ranks fourth in the Big Ten with 44 swipes and 2.3 steals per game.
• Kendall Puryear led Purdue with 10 points against USC, her fifth game in double figures this season. Puryear is up to third on the team in scoring in Big Ten action with 6.5 points per game.
• Purdue has four freshmen and sophomores (Rashunda Jones, Lana McCarthy, Kendall Puryear, Sophie Swanson) who have scored 100 points or more this season, tied atop the Big Ten with USC and Nebraska.
• Rashunda Jones has given the Boilermakers a spark in Big Ten action with 9.0 points, 2.5 rebound and 2.8 assists per game. The sophomore is shooting 56.8% in league play with a team-high 22 assists.
• Freshman Jordyn Poole is finding her footing at the collegiate level after missing the first 10 games due to injury. The Fort Wayne native matched her career high with seven points at Washington and knocked down her first career 3-pointer.
• Reagan Bass leads the team with 5.5 rebounds per night after grabbing five boards off the bench against USC. The senior's 18 blocks lead the team and is tied for 16th in the Big Ten.
• Reagan Bass continues to edge closer to 1,500 career points, sitting 24 points away. The senior is second on the team in scoring this season with 9.2 points per game.
• Averaging 6.8 points and 4.9 rebounds per game, Lana McCarthy is on pace to become one of 13 freshmen in Purdue 50-season history to post six points and four rebounds per game.